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Cris Cyborg still needs to lose 24 pounds before Friday weigh-in

The last time Incivta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg had to make the cut to 140 pounds was a harrowing affair. Justino looked gaunt and frail on the scales the day before her swift UFC 198 victory over Leslie Smith.

This week doesn't look like it's going to be any better for the fighter many consider the best women's pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

"Cyborg" will meet the unheralded Lina Lansberg on Saturday in Brasilia, Brazil, once again meeting at a 140-pound catchweight. But Justino said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that as of Monday, she's still got an astonishing 24 pounds to cut before Friday's weigh-ins.